July 3, 2018

Another year gone by and we would like to take the time to thank everyone who has helped make this site a success by contributing resources and by sharing this website with others.  We sincerely hope this site has helped you in the implementation of the CCBE and DBE programs and that it will continue to be a valuable resource for teachers and students.  Please come back and see us in the fall as we will be adding and updating information for the 2018-2019 school year.  Remember, if you have any questions or comments, please don't hesitate to CONTACT US.  We love hearing from you!  ​In the meantime, we wish everyone in the Adult Education ESL community a wonderful summer!

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Fran and Terri

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April 23, 2018

Good news for ANG 4102 fans! The following new and revised material for this course is now available:

• the AQIFGA LS-LES Series is a series of four LS/LES that were presented by the MEES at the 2018 AQIFGA.  These LS/LES can be used sequentially to take a student from the beginning to end of ANG 4102, or they can be used independently.  Be sure to read the Note to Teachers for more information.  All documents can be found in the Individual Learning Situations section of the website.

• the ANG 4102 LS Campfire Tales has been modified.  You can find the new version in the Individual Learning Situations section.

• a 4102 Toolkit (similar to the Toolkits for ANG 5101 and 5103) has been created.  Check it out in Courses/4102/Resources.

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April 4, 2018

The following Learning Situation has been added to Alexandrie: 

• ANG 3102: Bring Back the Bees by Janet Katmoutsis and Lori Abrams 

To access this learning situation, go to Learning Situations/Alexandrie/3102.

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Also, the March 2018 edition of the CarrefourFGA Infolettre is now available.  Click HERE to access it!

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March 12, 2018

We have added some new things to the website based on our exchanges with teachers and CPs:

• First, we have created a TEACHER EXCHANGE in the TEACHER RESOURCES section. Click HERE to read more! 

• Second, we have added the ÉQUIPE-CHOC ESL training sessions to the TEACHER RESOURCES/TEACHER TRAINING section.  Click HERE to read more!  

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March 1, 2018

IMPORTANT:

FAQs concerning evaluation have been added/revised on the Accompagnement FGA Website from the MEES.  Click HERE to access the FAQ section directly.  You can also access these FAQs from the TEACHER RESOURCES/EVALUATION section of this website.

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February 26, 2018

IMPORTANT:

February 23, 2018 announcement from the MEES concerning the optional course ANG-5555-6:

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Il n’y aura aucune exception pour la fermeture des codes de cours cet été, comme annoncé par le ministre et tel que prévu dans notre calendrier.  L’ancien code de cours ANG-5555-6  fermera au 30 juin 2018.

 

Nous allons donc poursuivre notre travail et mettre en priorité tout ce qui doit être complété d’ici le 30 juin (DDE et prototype) pour les nouveaux cours optionnels ANG-4104-2, ANG-5104-1, ANG-5105-1 et ANG-5106-2.

 

Les adultes peuvent obtenir des unités nécessaires à l’obtention du DES parmi toutes les matières à option.

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February 15, 2018

The following Learning Situation has been added to the Individual Learning Situations section of the site:

• ANG 3103 LS English Scholarship

Thankyou to Fran Brandow for sharing!​

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Also, QR Codes have been added to all Individual Learning Situations to facilitate access to websites and listening activities.  If your students are using phones or tablets to access these resources, they just need to add a QR code scanner APP to their device to take advantage of this feature.  We recommend the Kaspersky QR Code Scanner; it is free and works well!  

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February 12, 2018

We now have a simpler way to allow schools to connect to listening activities that also allows for personalization.  CONTACT US for more information.

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February 1, 2018

Many teachers ask us if they can access, use and adapt resources that we have developed or adapted for our classes.  The answer is YES! and we want to make accessing these resources a bit easier, so: 

• for Fran's class resources, go to Our Team/Creators/Go to FRAN'S CLASS and click on Fran's Class Padlet. 

• for Terri's class resources, go to Our Team/Creators/Go to TERRI'S CLASS and click on Resources for Teachers. 

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January 29, 2018

The following Learning Situation has been added to the Individual Learning Situations section of the site:

• ANG 4103 LES MEDHelp Clinic

Thankyou to Julie Noiseux for sharing!​

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In Teacher Resources/Program Information/Overview Documents a document named Overview (Oral Evaluation Structure) has been added.  This document is a one-page summary of the structure CCBE and DBE evaluations where oral interaction is required.  This document can also be found in Teacher Resources/Evaluation (all evaluation resources we have are at your fingertips here!)​

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January 24, 2018

The following Learning Situations have been added to the Individual Learning Situations section of the site:

• ANG 1101 LS Getting Around Toronto

• ANG 3102 LS Escape Games

• ANG 3103 LS Composting Proposal (can be done entirely on a computer if desired!)

• ANG 3103 LES Ottawa Winterlude Festival

• ANG 5101 LS Charity

• ANG 5103 LES Should Humans Drink Milk?

• ANG 5103 LES Should Animals Be Used for Scientific Testing?

Thankyou to Oleksandra Baran, Janet Kamoutsis and Julie Noiseux for sharing!​

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The following Individual Learning Situation has been updated in the Individual Learning Situations section of the site:

• ANG 3101 LS Finding an Apartment in Toronto (addition of a Listening Activity by Julie Noiseux)

 

January 15, 2018

• In light of new information from the MEES on Evaluation (click HERE to go directly to the MEES Evaluation FAQs), the Evaluation Overview has been updated.  This overview is accessible in Teacher Resources/Program Information/Overview Documents.

• A direct link to the MEES Evaluation FAQs has also been added to Teacher Resources/Evaluation.

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November 21, 2017

If you are not familiar with this website (known as the CCBE-DBE website) you can now TOUR THE WEBSITE from the homepage by watching a short video that explains the website content.​​

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November 20, 2017

The following resources have been added to the website:

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• In Teacher Resources/Program Information/Overview Documents a document named 8 - Overview (Student) has been added.  This document is an overview for students that presents:

  • simplified course objectives,

  • language functions evaluated (DBE courses), and

  • competency (DBE) / skill (CCBE) weightings for each course.

• In Teacher Resources/Evaluation/Evaluation Grids, two documents named ANG 5101 Evaluation Grid Descriptors and ANG 5103 Evaluation Grid Descriptors have been added.  These two documents are intended to help teachers better understand certain rubrics for the ANG 5101 and ANG 5103 Evaluation Grids.  They were initially created for use during Collective Correction sessions with Équipe-choc pédagogique.

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November 9, 2017

We have made two changes to the website! 

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First, in the Teacher Resources section, we have renamed the Grids section to Evaluation.  In this section, you will still find all the grids from before (Evaluation, Instructional and Learning Situation Evaluation Grids), but we have also added:

• direct links to two overview documents important for evaluation: Progression of Competencies and Evaluation 

• links to the MEES Examination Feedback Forms (French and English versions).

Now, the key tools for evaluation can be found in one place!

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Second, we have renamed the About Us section to Our Team.  Why?  Because this website is a product of teamwork, and we appreciate the contributions teachers and CPs have made to make this website a success in sharing!  Thankyou everyone!

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October 26, 2017

TEACHERS and CPs!  If your listening activities are organized in a cloud drive (like Google Drive), you can connect your school board directly to the listening sections of each course.  Please CONTACT US for more information.

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October 23, 2017

The following Individual Learning Situation has been adapted in the Individual Learning Situations section of the site: 

• ANG 5102 LS Social Media and Cyberbullying 

Now, teachers can choose between two possible versions for the Interpretation section: one with an email from a friend, the other, with a voicemail.  Thankyou to Julie Noiseux for sharing this addition!​

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October 10, 2017

The following Individual Learning Situation has been added to the Individual Learning Situations section of the site: 

• ANG 4102 LS That Makes Me Think About... (this LS follows the Did You Hear About LS and helps students tell a connected story)

Thankyou to Fran Brandow for sharing!​

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October 6, 2017

The following Individual Learning Situations have been modified:  

• ANG 4102 LS Did You Hear About..?

• ANG 4102 LS Campfire Tales

• ANG 5101 Independent Research Project

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September 29, 2017

The following Learning Situations have been added to the Individual Learning Situations section of the site:

• ANG 5101 LS Don't Drink the Water

• ANG 5101 LS Should Domestic Abuse Be Legal?

• ANG 5103 LS Dangerous Animals

• ANG 5103 LS Speeding

• ANG 5103 LS Video Game Addiction

Thankyou to Eugene Abrams for sharing!​

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September 21, 2017

The following error in the ANG 3101 Evaluation Grid has been corrected:

• Criteria 1.2 assigned 15/20 for a VERY GOOD performance.  This has been corrected to 16/20 to respect the BIM grids.